By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. There is approved for the official use of the Panama Canal Commission a seal approved by the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Commission, and described as follows:

A view of a lower lock chamber of the Panama Canal, showing the bow end of a ship in an upper chamber, behind a closed gate, flanked on the left by a control house and on the right by a towing locomotive and three lamp standards. The ship colors to be dull red hull with white trim, white superstructure, white king posts, and gray funnel. The lock walls, control house and lamp standards to be white. The control house roof to be dull red. The lock gate and towing locomotive to be gray. The sky to be light blue and the water to be azure blue. All to be encircled with a white band edged in navy blue and containing the inscription ‘‘PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION * COMMISSION DEL CANAL DE PANAMA *’’ in navy blue letters.

Sec. 2. The design of the seal is attached hereto and made a part of this Order.

Ronald Reagan

The White House,

April 29, 1981.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:13 a.m., April 30, 1981]